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Palestinian AFP photojournalist Mahmud Hams was awarded the Visa d’Or News prize for his coverage of the conflict in Gaza (Image supplied)

Media

Palestinian photojournalist Mahmud Hams awarded Visa d'Or for powerful Gaza war coverage

9 Sep 2024

Namibia is taking pole position in the race to lead Africa's green energy economy.

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

New hydrogen summit maps investment plan for Africa's clean energy future

Lindsey Schutters 19 Aug 2024

An oil rig lights up Cape Town harbour as the sun sets. The giant floating platforms are becoming regular visitors to the port as the city is marketing itself as the service hub for the lucrative oil fields off the west coast of Africa. Source: Reuters/Mike Hutchings

Markets & Investment

New Africa Energy Bank to Invest $5bn in oil and gas projects

Wendell Roelf 28 Mar 2024

Nissan to test African demand for its e-power hybrid vehicle

Fuel & Energy

Nissan to test African demand for its e-power hybrid vehicle

27 Mar 2024

Source: Reuters.

Economy

Economic growth falls to 3.2% in 2023, African Development Bank

Rachel Savage 16 Feb 2024

Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni meets with President of Mozambique Filipe Nyusi inside the Madama Palace (Senate) as Italy hosts the Italy-Africa summit in Rome, Italy. Source: Reuters/Remo Casilli

Markets & Investment

Italy joins race for African energy in new deal

Angelo Amante and Crispian Balmer 30 Jan 2024

The Sharara oil field is managed by Spain's Repsol, France's TotalEnergies, Austria's OMV, and Norway's Equinor. Source: Repsol/Flickr

Coal, Oil & Gas

Libya's largest oil field shut by protestors, again

Ayman Werfalli 4 Jan 2024

African Energy Chamber predicts 'relative calm' market

Coal, Oil & Gas

African Energy Chamber predicts 'relative calm' market

NJ Ayuk 20 Nov 2023

Image supplied. The Durban FilmMart has selected 35 participants from 22 countries across the continent for the third edition of its DFMI Business Lab

Film & Cinematography

35 participants from 22 countries from Africa selected to DFMI Business Lab

28 Sep 2023

A view shows destroyed buildings, in the aftermath of the floods in Derna, Libya - 18 September 2023. Reuters/Ahmed Elumami

Climate Change

Climate change made Libya's deadly rainfall up to 50 times more likely - study

Riham Alkousaa 19 Sep 2023

A satellite image shows lower dam on Wadi in the aftermath of the floods in Derna, Libya 13 September 2023. Maxar Technologies/Reuters

Infrastructure & Utilities

Libyans furious at revelations that warnings went unheeded before flood

Tom Perry and Angus McDowall 18 Sep 2023

Aerial view of Derna city, in the aftermath of the floods in Derna, Libya 14 September 2023. Source: Reuters/Ayman Al-Sahili

Infrastructure & Utilities

Explainer: What caused the floods in Libya and why are they so bad?

Tom Perry 15 Sep 2023

Source: Reuters.

CSI & Philanthropy

Flooded Libyan city's past troubles deepen with new disaster

Angus McDowall 13 Sep 2023

Africa is still a top destination for oil and gas exploration. Source: Supplied

Coal, Oil & Gas

Oil and gas is still big business in Africa

NJ Ayuk 4 Sep 2023

Markets & Investment

High-stakes week: CPI data and Sarb's interest-rate decision to spark rand volatility

Andre Cilliers 17 Jul 2023

Source: Reuters.

Travel

Libya says Rome lifts civil aviation ban in Italian airspace

Adam Makary 10 Jul 2023

Libya signs South Refinery contract with Honeywell

Coal, Oil & Gas

Libya signs South Refinery contract with Honeywell

27 Mar 2023

Recession is likely or certain, say logistics execs

Logistics & Transport

Recession is likely or certain, say logistics execs

17 Feb 2023

Exxon to exit Equatorial Guinea amid wider Africa crude phaseout

Coal, Oil & Gas

Exxon to exit Equatorial Guinea amid wider Africa crude phaseout

Sabrina Valle 30 Nov 2022

Pharmaceuticals

ADF invests over $6m to develop the pharmaceutical sector in Southern and Eastern Africa

16 Nov 2022

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Media & Entertainment Law

Legal dos and dont's: Influencers' guide to Comesa regulations

Reece May 3 Nov 2022

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Skills Training

Nigeria's education for entrepreneurs needs to keep it real, not just in the classroom

Bukola Amao-Taiwo 31 Oct 2022

State of African Energy: 2023 Outlook report out now

Markets & Investment

State of African Energy: 2023 Outlook report out now

27 Oct 2022

Economy

SA's economic-freedom rating deteriorates further

8 Sep 2022

Algeria inks $4bn Italy gas supply deal

Coal, Oil & Gas

Algeria inks $4bn Italy gas supply deal

Lamine Chikhi and Giulia Segreti 20 Jul 2022

A double whammy for agriculture as fuel prices escalate and interest rate outlook worsens

Agribusiness

A double whammy for agriculture as fuel prices escalate and interest rate outlook worsens

Paul Makube 5 Jul 2022

Source: © dolgachov The WAN-IFRA African Digital Media Awards 2022 finalists have been announced

Online Media

SA online media dominate Wan-Ifra's African Digital Media Awards finalists' list

4 Jul 2022

Can tech-enabled SMEs power Africa's growth?

Technology

Can tech-enabled SMEs power Africa's growth?

Dumisani Moyo 30 May 2022

Source: ©Reporters without borders Journalism is under digital siege and physical threat. In May 14 journalists were arbitrarily detained by the authorities of Somaliland

Africa Month

#AfricaMonth: African media renaissance needed

Danette Breitenbach 18 May 2022

Audio's online revolution in Africa

Digital

Audio's online revolution in Africa

Jocelyne Muhutu-Remy 18 May 2022

Beyond signs deal with Dulas for smart fridge monitoring with embedded remote temperature monitoring

Medtech

Beyond signs deal with Dulas for smart fridge monitoring with embedded remote temperature monitoring

Issued by Beyond 17 May 2022

Source: Supplied.

Economy

Strong dollar driven by soaring US bond yields

Andre Cilliers 19 Apr 2022

Healthcare

Medical skills are in short supply; we cannot omit them from the critical skills list

4 Apr 2022

Africa could be hit hard by loss of Ukrainian grain exports

Agro-processing

Africa could be hit hard by loss of Ukrainian grain exports

Michael Hogan 14 Mar 2022

Source: Supplied

Logistics & Transport

Emerging market rankings show African gains in digital readiness

8 Feb 2022

Disney+ is coming to South Africa this Winter

Streaming

Disney+ is coming to South Africa this Winter

26 Jan 2022

Values of African philanthropy can right social imbalance

CSI & Philanthropy

Values of African philanthropy can right social imbalance

Issued by Wits Business School 24 Jan 2022

Shell eyes return to Libya with oil, gas, solar investments

Coal, Oil & Gas

Shell eyes return to Libya with oil, gas, solar investments

Ron Bousso 1 Dec 2021

Why global food prices are higher today than for most of modern history

Commodities & Fairtrade

Why global food prices are higher today than for most of modern history

Alastair Smith 28 Sep 2021

Loading resumes at two Libyan oil ports, NOC says

Coal, Oil & Gas

Loading resumes at two Libyan oil ports, NOC says

Ayman al-Warfali, Ahmed Elumami, and Angus McDowall 13 Sep 2021

Encounters Programmer's Choice Awards: All the winners

Film

Encounters Programmer's Choice Awards: All the winners

2 Jul 2021

Source: ©Jason Ross

Infrastructure & Utilities

How the private sector is shaping the future of Lake Chad and the Congo Basin

Nidhi Nagabhatla & Ramazan Caner Sayan 25 Jun 2021

A police car is being filled with fuel at a gas station next to the sign of Italian energy Eni company in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt February 6, 2021. Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Coal, Oil & Gas

Eni, BP in talks over oil and gas assets in Algeria

Ron Bousso, Dmitry Zhdannikov & Stephen Jewkes 1 Jun 2021

Are African brands out of touch with Africans?

Branding

Are African brands out of touch with Africans?

Pat Mahlangu 1 Jun 2021

NJ Ayuk, Africa Energy Chamber executive chairman

Sustainability

Net zero? Not for Africa. Not yet.

NJ Ayuk 28 May 2021

The Lancet has published the results of an analysis of how critically ill Covid-19 patients did at 64 hospitals in Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Libya, Malawi, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, and South Africa. Illustration: Lisa Nelson

Covid-19

Africa has a higher death rate among critically ill Covid-19 patients than anywhere else

Elsabé Brits 21 May 2021

Coal, Oil & Gas

Total declares force majeure on Mozambique LNG project

28 Apr 2021

Covid-19 economic impact failed to put brakes on climate change - WMO report

Climate Change

Covid-19 economic impact failed to put brakes on climate change - WMO report

22 Apr 2021

Global food price index rises for 9th consecutive month

Agriculture

Global food price index rises for 9th consecutive month

4 Mar 2021